Though it is many decades since paper tape was commonly used as a data input or storage medium, it still holds a fascination for many who work with computers. Over the years we’ve featured more ...

It's a game a lot of us played as children -- and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would extend before bending. But to engineer, this game was an inspiration, ...

"We like to look for non-traditional, non-intuitive robot mechanisms. The tape measure is such a wonderful structure because of its combined softness and stiffness together," said Nick Gravish, the ...

But you can bend, fold, or tear the paper ... building, measure the height of your tower. • How much taller can you make the tower if you can add 20 centimeters (about 8 in.) of tape?